After an extended hiatus, the Midlans crew is pleased to announce a 2010 edition of the LAN. Midlans 2010 (20-22 August 2010) will take place at the Streete Community Centre in County Westmeath. There are 400 player spaces available with a weekend of fun, games and tournaments promised.

The event will cost €30 to attend although those who are interested in attending specifically for the Street Fighter tournament are entitled to a discount and will pay €20. A number of tournaments are to be run with more to be unveiled in the run-up to the LAN. Games to be played over the course of the weekend are not limited to the tournament games and will include titles such as Battlefield, Unreal Tournament, Supreme Commander 2 and Quake 3 Arena among many others.

Source: Midlans

JuneLAN, to be hosted at The Netcafé in  Longford, has been confirmed. The LAN will kick off at 20:00 GMT on June 5th and conclude at 16:00 GMT on June 7th. It has been suggested that this could be the last LAN hosted at The Netcafé which looks to be closing in a matter of weeks. Cherryghost has stated that he would like to "go out with a bang".

Entry:
15 euro BYOP
20 Euro rent a PC (8 available)

Games (will include but not limited to):
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Call of Duty 4
Modern Warfare 2
Team Fortress 2
Counter Strike Source
Dawn of War
Crysis Wars
Trackmania
Company of Heroes
Left 4 Dead 2
Halo
Street Fighter IV

Links:
Event Signup
Event Group
Discussion: boards.ie

 Ireland's EVO 2010 Qualifier featuring Super Street Fighter IV is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 29th 2010. The  Xtreme Gaming Centre (Liffey Street, Dublin) has been confirmed as the venue after unforeseen circumstances forced a move away from  Gamesnash Live. Entry to the tournament costs €20 with the winner earning a trip to Las Vegas to participate in EVO 2010.

Event Schedule:
Registration and casual play starts 12.30pm
Registration and casual play closes 1.30pm
Tournament starts at 2pm
Tournament ends 6pm.
Presentation 6.30pm
Close 7pm

Links:
Source: Streetfighter.ie
Discussion: boards.ie

The newly launched Streetfighter.ie is pleased to announce a competition with a little bit of diversity. The 'Day of Champions' will feature four fighting games and all in the name of charity. The Day of Champions will take place on May 22nd and each tournament will kick off at 14:00 GMT. Participants are advised to arrive early to register their interest and warm up beforehand.

Attendance will cost €5 for console rental with each tournament costing €1 to enter. Proceeds will go to charity but there is a special €20 prize to anyone that can place top three in three tournaments. 

Tournament Games:
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Blazblue
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Soul Calibur 4

The Xtreme Gaming Centre, Dublin will host the event. 

Links:
Source: Streetfighter.ie
Discussion: boards.ie

The University of Ulster Magee will play host to Encore 24 on April 10th and 11th. The event runs from 09:00-22:00 GMT each day with a variety of activities planned. As usual, there will be latest release and classic console games, anime, warhammer and card gaming. The tournaments have been confirmed and are outlined below.

Price: £5 / 9am-10pm on either day, £2 / 6pm-10pm on either day.
OFFER: £7 for both days!

Schedule:
Saturday:
Street Fighter 4: Division into groups of 4, play everyone in group, top 2 go to next until we have a winner (depending on numbers/time) £1. Impressive prize in celebration of SSF4. (Thanks WTF)

Magic The Gathering: Draft Tournament: Worldwake/Zendikar. Swiss or Elimination (decided on day) £8

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Challenge: Only the fastest will survive! Time attack on 1-1, 2 slowest eliminated, then on to 1-2 until only one remains!

Halo 3: Match specifics depending on what entrants prefer. Aiming for a 2v2 team battle tournament, depending on numbers. Usual 1v1 maps as backup.

Super Smash Brothers Brawl: All Items No Foxes Rainbow Road. Top 1 from 4 groups goes into final fight, then top 2 into 1v1.